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| A performance at El Cabildo |
El
Cabildo, a cultural center founded by Ulices Aquino, has been closed down,
reports Penúltimos Días. The center was intended to
provide a sort of Cuban-style Broadway or Cabaret, and was operating under the
auspices of the Ministry of Culture.
According
to Penúltimos Días, Reuters reported that El Cabildo was able to pay its
artists well, up to four times the average amount Cubans are paid.
Subsequently, El Cabildo was shut down, with the Employment Director of the
Municipality of Playa stating that the space is "subsidized by the
government and the profits from the theater are kept for personal use, among
other illegal acts."
Espacio Laical published a statement on the
issue, supporting the right to work and arguing that these cultural projects
are important in creating new and dynamic spaces for public life. It goes on to
say that those Cubans who have been involved in this issue are "good
Cubans," who care about their country and even those who think differently
than themselves, and who are not allied with the United States. El Cabildo
was recently featured in a profile written by Reuters reporter Marc Frank.
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